BWA BORGWARNER INC

BEARISH Impact: 5/10 Insider Cluster (4 insiders)
Horizon weeks Filed May 11, 2026 Processed 27d 14h ago
Insider cluster: 4 insiders, $1.2M total
Latest settled — T+5d ⚠ clustered
BWA ▼ -2.01% at T+5d
SHORT call ✓ call won +2.01% · α vs SPY +1.93% · entry $63.07 → $61.80
Next anchor: T+20d due yesterday
Last close $75.86 (close Jun 8) · -20.28% from $63.07 entry (call sign-flipped)
Entry anchored
May 8, 03:59 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
+1.05%
call -1.05% · α -1.18%
$63.73
settled 4w ago
T+5d
-2.01%
call +2.01% · α +1.93%
$61.80
settled 26d ago
T+20d
call — · α —
due yesterday
T+60d
call — · α —
in 8w

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Executive Summary

Four BorgWarner insiders (all VPs or EVP/CHRO) sold a total of $1.19M in open-market sales over a 5-day window immediately following a Q1 earnings miss. The cluster is modest relative to BWA's $13.1B market cap (0.009%), but the timing — all sales occurring within a week of a 3.8% EPS miss and 4.2% organic revenue decline — raises caution about insider sentiment on near-term fundamentals.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.2M
Insiders
4

Actionable Insight

The cluster is too small in dollar terms to move the stock alone, but the uniform selling by multiple VPs immediately after a miss reinforces the bearish read from Q1 results. Watch for any 8-K filing on guidance revision or further insider sales above $500K in the next 30 days — that would elevate the signal. For now, the earnings miss and organic decline are the primary drivers; this cluster is a confirmatory data point.

Key Facts

  • 4 insiders sold 39,106 shares total for $1.19M in open-market transactions (May 8-12, 2026)
  • Sales occurred 2-6 days after Q1 2026 earnings miss (EPS $1.24 vs $1.29 consensus, revenue $3.533B vs $3.59B)
  • Total cluster value is 0.009% of BWA's $13.1B market cap — below the 0.1% materiality threshold
  • No insider purchases were reported in the cluster window
  • Prior 30-day insider activity showed 5 sells totaling $2.4M, consistent with the selling pattern

Financial Impact

Insider sales of $1.19M represent 0.009% of market cap — economically trivial but directionally consistent with post-earnings caution

insider sentimentmanagement confidence signal

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales may be pre-planned under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, reducing their signaling value
  • Cluster value is below 0.1% of market cap — statistically noise-level for a $13B company
  • No C-suite (CEO/CFO) participation limits the severity of the signal

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
Analyst Consensus
57% bullish (21 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-BWA-1778689203746
6 reports for BWA
Performance horizon
100% Hit rate 4 of 4 directional calls best @ T+5▲ +2.01%May 11, 2026
Filters
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Reports for BWA — sortable, filterable
Type Now
May 15, 2026
25d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$62.88 $65.87▼ −4.75%▼ −3.79%$75.86 (−20.64%)
May 11, 2026
4w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$63.07 $61.80▲ +2.01%▲ +1.93%$75.86 (−20.28%)
May 11, 2026
4w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$63.07 $61.80▲ +2.01%▲ +1.93%$75.86 (−20.28%)
May 6, 2026
4w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$59.21 $63.74▼ −7.65%▼ −6.52%$75.86 (−28.12%)
Mar 19, 2026
11w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$52.24 $54.61▲ +4.54%▲ +6.75%$75.86 (+45.21%)
Mar 10, 2026
13w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$52.56 $52.12▲ +0.84%▼ −0.07%$75.86 (−44.32%)
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